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Stardust: Le mystère de l'étoile - Une histoire d'amour au royame de Faerie by Neil Gaiman

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kryskross's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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maggiefae's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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miss_misfit's review against another edition

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I would first like to preface that prior to reading this book, I did watch the movie which actually was the incentive to buy the book in the first place. After watching and loving the film, I was shocked with how different the book was in comparison to the movie. I did love certain differences.

I loved the start of the book with the descriptions of Tristan and his short friend running through knife-sharp trees and talking with pixies and general shenanigans. I also loved the lyrical mess of writing that Gaiman brings to certain aspects of the book.

However, I was beyond bored for a solid 65% of the book. The author writes about every minute detail in an almost pompous way saying “Oh of COURSE you wanna know every detail, it’s MY world.” It comes off as almost arrogant rather than an attempt to expand upon an already stunning world.

Also, can we talk about the fact that the movie decided to completely leave out the fact that Tristan’s mother was a cat girl? They literally describe her ears and tail in the book. They also describe Tristan as having one cat-like ear. Dunstan really decided “Oh yeah Imma bang this naive cat girl slave.” Like dude what… plus, the book almost explicitly describes Tristan’s… conception… as well as one of the Princes of Stormhold’s… intimate escapades. Gaiman’s portrayal of women is honestly nauseating. He describes only their bodies and often uses women as a tool for the plot rather than interesting characters. The only possible exception to this may be Yvaine, but even she is oddly written. The cherry on top is the fact that my favorite part of the movie, Captain Shakespeare and his crew, are treated like a TAXI SERVICE in the book instead of PHYSICS-DEFYING, LIGHTNING CATCHING, HILARIOUS, WHOLESOME, SPACE PIRATES!!! I was promised space pirates!!

In summary, Neil, this being a book from an author as big as you, I expected so much and was delivered so little. Unless you enjoy arrogance laced into every blade of grass that this man mentions (and believe me, each blade will be mentioned), this book is truly not worth your time, and, for the first time in my life, I regret to say that the movie was better than the book. Overall: DNF (209 pages in)

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ka_ke's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I don’t know why it took so long for me to dive into the world of Neil Gaiman but what a wonderful way to start.

Stardust is a lighthearted fantasy with good wit, humour and a satisfying ending.

Although the language is old and not particularly politically correct, you can understand that Gaiman was not writing in a malicious offensive manner.

I may just have to watch the movie and see how it compares!

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philosopher_kj's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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sinceraly's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I really enjoyed the book as a fun, easy read, but I do wish more was done to really develop the dynamic between Tristain and Yvaine. I also thought the ending was quite anticlimactic and convenient rather than being a proper, thought out ending to such a fun adventure. One of the few books where I think the movie adaption was better.

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bugaboobear's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Absolutely delightful. Such a joy to read.

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puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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ellanorte's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Una cosita bonita, corta y mágica para cerrar el año. A mí que me encanta la fantasía, he disfrutado mucho de Stardust. Si le pongo cuatro estrellas es porque para mi gusto sobraban las partes violentas y sexuales, que un poco ha sido lo que me ha sacado de ese aura de cuento que desprende el resto del libro.

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rachel1's review against another edition

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adventurous

3.75

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